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Ed Rendell Slams Obama: Reluctant To 'Roll Up His Sleeves And Fight'

28 Jan 2010 15:41:22 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Team
Republican Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to fill the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat in the Democratic bastion prompted top Democrats in Congress to call on Obama to more forcefully make the party's case against Republicans.

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The Pandering Guide to the State of the Union

26 Jan 2010 11:14:28 PST

Written by Pareene
Why: This is the big "taking on the banks" initiative. Who Benefits: If it's enforced properly, America benefits! Otherwise, Goldman, as usual. Who Will Hate It: Wall Street, Republicans, and 90% of elected Democrats, especially those on the Finance Committees.

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The Pandering Guide to the State of the Union [Previews]

26 Jan 2010 11:14:28 PST

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Top Advisers Sent Obama on Wrong Track, Some Liberal Activists Say

25 Jan 2010 11:14:00 PST

Some argue that Rahm Emanuel, Tim Geithner, and Larry Summers have jeopardized Obama’s presidency.

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Tom Pappalardo: Was Rahmbo Punked by Massachusetts Voters?

22 Jan 2010 11:24:14 PST

Written by Tom Pappalardo
It is a bit ironic when you consider that the very real possibility that the second greatest threat to our country after terrorism are investment bankers and the hot headed Rahmbo was for a few years a very successful investment banker.

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Steve Clemons: Senate Race in Massachusetts: Obama's Health Care Effort Looks A Lot Like Afghanistan Mess

18 Jan 2010 06:36:41 PST

Written by Steve Clemons
However, it's clear now that one of the most liberal states in the country is ill at ease with Barack Obama's health care reform agenda. Obama and Rahm Emanuel have so irritated the progressive wing of the party with what he has forfeited to get a deal with the health care industry and with Sen...

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Rahm Emanuel news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Rahm Emanuel news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Rahm Emanuel: Job Creation, Deficit Reduction And Bank Reform Come Before Health Care -- by The Huffington Post News Editors from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• Democrats Asleep? Reid Yawns, Napolitano Appears To Be Sleeping During Obama's State Of The Union Speech -- by The Huffington Post News Editors from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• Rahm Emanuel Says Democrats Could Have Won Massachusetts Senate Race -- by The Huffington Post News Editors from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• Don Ringe: Obama: "I wuz Rahmed!" -- by Don Ringe from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
• Carl Pope: What State Is Our Union In, Anyway? -- by Carl Pope from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
• Jacqueline Salit: And Now, a Word from the Independents -- by Jacqueline Salit from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• Simon Johnson: Is the "Volcker Rule" More Than a Marketing Slogan? -- by Simon Johnson from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
• The Pulse: Emanuel’s Influence Expands to Puppet World -- by By JESSICA REAVES from NYT > Rahm Emanuel
• Rahm Emanuel, Geithner Calling Senators To Shore Bernanke Support -- by The Huffington Post News Editors from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [108] -- Obama's Pivotal Week -- by Chris Weigant from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

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Obama Hotties 2010 Update: Who Is Still Standing, and Hot?

07 Jan 2010 08:45:46 PST

Written by Pareene
Last year, the incoming Barack Obama administration promised to be... a whole bunch of "hotties" who would impress us with their stylish dress as they solved all our problems. Many of these hotties just had a bad year. Basically, this list of foul things happening to lovely people (besides Rah...

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Darcy Burner on the Senate health bill

15 Dec 2009 04:39:29 PST

Written by Howard Martin(howmartin@msn.com)
Joe Sudbay (AMERICAblog):Darcy Burner: "The Senate bill is a recipe for national disaster. If it's that bill or nothing, I prefer nothing."---Rahm Emanuel, in all his wisdom, expects liberals to cave in order to pass health care reform, no matter how bad the bill gets. In the Senate, that's...

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ThinkFast: November 17, 2009

17 Nov 2009 06:01:35 PST

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) “escaped another censure” yesterday after his chief of staff agreed to “meet with disgruntled Berkeley County Republicans.” The county Republicans tabled a resolution to censure Graham until January, “but the consensus was the censure would resurface if th...

Original story at Think Progress .

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Opinion: Vikrum Aiyer: It's a Runoff, Now What? Parsing the Impacts of the Presidential Rematch in Afghanistan

23 Oct 2009 09:26:55 PDT

Written by Vikrum Aiyer
Regardless, the ability of the White House and Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to demonstrate a keen sense of diplomatic prowess with Karzai shined through this week. So, if Karzai were to hold onto his seat, the Obama Administration would be able to continue t...

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David Sirota: Reviewing President Rahm Emanuel's Health Care Speech

09 Sep 2009 20:59:37 PDT

Written by David Sirota
I mean, I seem to remember an election just a few months ago that resulted in a Democratic president, and huge Democratic majorities in Congress - and I seem to remember there was a Barack Obama who only a short while ago said geting those electoral results was the only obstacle to a full-on s...

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The Two Sides of Rahm Emanuel: Sociopathic Political Hitman and Puppy Lover [Battering Rahm]

16 Aug 2009 08:51:45 PDT

Written by Foster Kamer
Today, in the New York Times awesome profile on Rahm Emanuel, some great stories. Chief among them: Rahm not getting invited to Camp David, Rahm nixing Sydney Blumenthal's role in Hilary Clinton's office, and Rahm the "pile driver." But why?

Original story at Gawker .

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Obama Passover Seder Guest List: Valerie Jarrett, Reggie Love And More

09 Apr 2009 05:22:49 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
Two of the administration's highest-profile members of the Jewish faith plan to miss the dinner. Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel doesn't plan to attend and Axelrod expects to be in Chicago with his family. Obama's move won quick praise from the National Jewish Democratic Council.

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Opinion: Rahm Emanuel Is Your New Obama Hottie [Obama Hotties]

20 Jan 2009 22:59:09 PST

Written by Owen Thomas
Amazing what people fetishize these days: Gray hair, dark circles under the eyes, average-at-best height, a missing middle finger? Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff, beat conventionally gorgeous policy advisor Melody Barnes in our poll. Who's the hottest Obama staffer? polls)

Original story at Gawker .

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Political Wisdom: Did Obama End the Blagojevich Story?

24 Dec 2008 05:57:51 PST

Did President-elect Obama’s team really tell us anything with its report on contacts—or lack thereof—with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich? Christopher Beam of Slate writes that the report, “it turns out, says exactly what Obama said it would: That Obama’s team did have contact with the o...

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Podcast: H3: Mike Regele, Jim Geraghty

23 Dec 2008 21:00:00 PST

Written by info@townhall.com (Hugh Hewitt)
12230803 Hewitt: Hour 3 - After a replay of the Mike Regele interview, Hugh talks about the news in the release of the Obama team's report on the Rahm Emanuel - Blago scandal with National Review Campaign Spot blogger Jim Geraghty.

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Podcast: KHOW's Silverman distorted CNN commenter in attacking Obama

11 Dec 2008 17:35:24 PST

Discussing the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), co-host Craig Silverman on his December 10 630 KHOW-AM broadcast misrepresented comments CNN senior analyst David Gergen made on the December 9 broadcast of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees, claiming that Gergen "made the o...

Original story at Colorado Media Matters .

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Podcast: Colorado radio hosts use Blagojevich scandal to engage in guilt-by-association against Obama

11 Dec 2008 16:40:56 PST

That's what David Axelrod said. But Barack Obama said, "I had no contact with the governor or his office, and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening." Blagojevich trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. David Axelrod on November 23rd says to Fox News in Chi...

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Opinion: Obama Governors' Meeting: Emanuel Shares Details

30 Nov 2008 10:46:42 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Team
Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's White House Chief of Staff, spoke with reporters on the press plane after a meeting with governors from both parties.... Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's White House Chief of Staff, spoke with reporters on the press plane after a m...

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Podcast: MRC's Motley on Left-wing Netroots Displeasure at Obama Transition

23 Nov 2008 21:22:10 PST

Written by NB Staff
Appearing on the November 24 "Fox & Friends," MRC Director of Communications Seton Motley reacted to left-wing bloggers critical of President-elect Obama for choosing center-left, rather than far-left staffers for his presidential transition team. [audio available here]:

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Podcast: POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday Nov. 7th, 2008

07 Nov 2008 02:30:41 PST

Written by shannanb
CNN: Official: Obama could name more administration picks Friday President-elect Barack Obama could name other members of his administration on Friday, a day after he named Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff, an Obama transition official said. CNN: Emanuel pick gets mixed r...

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Opinion: ABC's Claire Shipman Bizarrely Spins Rahm Emanuel as 'Centrist'

06 Nov 2008 21:51:16 PST

Written by Scott Whitlock
In 2006, his rank was only four. In contrast, the House member's average from the liberal group Americans for Democratic Action is a very high 96. And yet, Shipman erroneously asserted, "More than anything, the 48-year-old Illinois representative is a pragmatic, centrist politician wh...

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Opinion: A Look Under the Hood at the (Potential) Obama Administration

06 Nov 2008 12:50:43 PST

Written by dandelionsalad
Obama’s key White House position will go to Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois. While Emanuel knows his way around the corridors of Washington, qualifying him in the traditional sense, this alone doesn’t mean he’s the guy you want drawing up Obama’s policy papers day after day.

Original story at Dandelion Salad .

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Podcast: McCain to suspend campaign

24 Sep 2008 11:56:56 PDT

AP: McCain calls for debate delay. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) says he's not so sure McCain's presence is needed in DC. He says the American people could hear from the candidates in the debate. So it's not clear that Obama is going to react positively to the McCain move. MP3 of Obama response to McCain.

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Opinion: DCCC’s Omnipotent Rahm Emanuel Blocks Stephen Colbert

14 Mar 2007 23:57:47 PDT

Written by opinionist
That politically savvy news platform ‘The Hill‘, reported today [Jonathan E. Kaplan] that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) all-powerful Democratic Caucus Chair, Representative [IL] Rahm Emanuel, has forbidden freshly elected Democratic members of Cong...

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